Sustainable urban water environment
Subtitle: climate, pollution and adaptation
By: Ashantha Goonetilleke, Tan Yigitcanlar, Godwin A. Ayoko, Prasanna Egodawatta
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9781781004630
Subjects: Municipal water supply; Computer simulation; Sustainable urban development; Water; Pollution potential
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-271) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: pt. I RISKS AND CHALLENGES; title: 1.Spreading urbanisation and the water environment; title: 2.Changing climate and the water environment; title: 3.Sustaining urban water environments; title: pt. II IMPACTS AND PREDICTIONS; title: 4.Measuring urban water pollutants; title: 5.Source contributions of pollutants; title: 6.Modelling water pollutant processes; title: pt. III OPPORTUNITIES AND DIRECTIONS; title: 7.Determining urban sustainability performance; title: 8.Assessing sustainability of urban ecosystems; title: 9.Achieving urban sustainability and implications for the urban water environment; title: 10.Conclusion: Moving towards sustainable water futures.